August 11 Born –
Jess Stacy (1904) – Jazz pianist with Benny Goodman.
Hugh Martin (1914) – songwriter (“The Trolley Song”).
Ron Grainer (1922) – film/television music composer (The Prisoner).
Mike Douglas (aka Michael Dowd, Jr., 1925) – big band
singer/entertainer/talk show host.
Ronnie Dawson (1939) – Rockabilly musician.
Mike Hugg (1942) – drummer for Manfred Mann.
Guy Villari (1942) – The Regents.
Kenny Gamble (1943) – producer/songwriter (“I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”).
Denis Payton (1943) – saxophonist for The Dave Clark 5.
Jim Kale (1943) – bassist for The Guess Who.
Harold Box (1943) – The Crickets, Buddy & The Kings.
Bill Hurd (1948) – keyboardist for The Rubettes.
Eric Carmen (1949) – The Raspberries.
Eric Brann (1950) – guitarist for Iron Butterfly.
Bryan Bassett (1954) – guitarist for Wild Cherry.
Joe Jackson (1954) – British singer/songwriter/musician ("Is She Really
Going Out With Him?").
Richie Ramone (aka Richard Reinhardt, 1957) – drummer for The Ramones.
Jah Wobble (aka John Wardle, 1958) – bassist for Public Image Ltd.
Paul Gendler (1960) – guitarist for Modern Romance.
Bragi Ólafsson (1962) – bassist for The Sugarcubes.
Hamish Seelochan (1964) – The Pasadenas.
Charlie Sexton (1968) – guitarist/singer/songwriter, Arc Angels.
Andy Bell (1970) – bassist for Oasis, guitarist for Beady Eye, and Ride.
Ben Gibbard (1976) – vocalist for Death Cab For Cutie.
Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly (1978) – rapper for Kris Kross.
August 11 R.I.P. –
Lefty Baker (1971) – cirrhosis of the liver. Age 32. Guitarist for Spanky
and Our Gang.
Pat McAuley (1984) – aspiration of vomit from an asthmas attack. Age 40.
Them.
Percy Mayfield (1984) – heart attack. Age 63. Songwriter ("Please Send Me
Someone To Love").
Bonnie Baker (1990) – Age 73. Singer (“Oh Johnny, Oh!”).
Phil Harris (1995) – heart attack. Age 91. Singer/songwriter (“The Thing”).
Mel Taylor (1996) – cancer. Age 62. Drummer for The Ventures.
Mike Douglas (2006) – prostate cancer. Age 81. Big band
singer/entertainer/talk show host.
Jani Lane (2011) – acute alcohol poisoning. Age 47. Singer for Warrant.
Von Freeman (2012) – heart failure. Age 88. Hard bop jazz saxophonist.
August 11 album releases –
Elvis Presley – Elvis’ Golden Records Volume 3 (1963)
The Kinks – Kinda Kinks (1965) U.S.
Donovan – Barabajagal (1969) U.S.
Klaatu – 3:47 EST (aka Klaatu in the U.S.) (1976)
Vanity 6 – Vanity 6 (1982)
Pat Travers – Blues Tracks (1992)
The Flaming Lips – Hit To Death In The Future Head (1992)
The Beach Boys – Endless Harmony Soundtrack (1998)
Dr. John – Anutha Zone (1998)
Anti-Nowhere League – Scum (1998)
Rush – Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009)
August 11 events –
1941 – Glen Miller and His Orchestra, along with Ray Eberle and The
Modernaires on vocals, records “Elmer’s Tune” for the Bluebird label.
1952 – The Grand Ole Opry fires Hank Williams because of his habitual
drinking, but offers to reinstate him when he sobers up. He doesn’t.
1952 – Country artist Roy Acuff appears on the cover of Newsweek magazine.
1954 – The Du Droppers record "Boot 'Em Up," "Honey Bunch," "If You Just
Don't Leave," and "Let Nature Take Its Course” for Groove Records.
1954 – Ruth Brown, along with The Rhythmakers, records “Mambo Baby” in New
York City.
1957 – Buddy Knox sings “Party Doll” and “Hula Love” on the U.S. Army Show
special edition of The Ed Sullivan Show.
1959 – The Platters record "Harbor Lights," "Sleepy Lagoon," and "Red Sails
In The Sunset" at Universal Recording in Chicago.
1963 – The Kingston Trio is the “mystery guest” on What’s My Line.
1964 – Before a show, Roger Daltrey has a fist fight with his
father-in-law, then climbs onstage at the Railway Hotel in Harrow with his
band The High Numbers (soon to become The Who).
1964 – The Beatles’ movie, A Hard Day’s Night, has its U.S. premiere in New
York City. In the UK, the group returns to Abbey Road studios to begin
recording their next album with the song “Baby’s In Black.”
1965 – The Ronettes, Bobby Goldsboro, Glen Campbell, Billy Preston, The
Rolling Stones, Donna Loren, Joey Paige, The Blossoms, The Wellingtons,
Donovan, The Righteous Brothers, and Sonny and Cher all appear on Shindig!
1966 – The Beatles fly from London to Chicago to begin what will be their
final U.S. tour. Upon arriving in Chicago, the group holds two press
conferences, addressing the “bigger than Jesus” controversy.
1967 – Episode 4 of Rick Nelson’s new television series, Malibu U., airs on
ABC, with guests The Turtles, Lou Rawls, Lesley Gore, and Don & The Good
Times.
1967 – The Seventh National Jazz and Blues Festival begins at the Royal
Windsor Racecourse in Windsor. The three-day event features Cream, Small
Faces, Ten Years After, The Nice, Donovan, Chicken Shack, The Jeff Beck
Group, Pentangle, Amen Corner, Marmalade, The Move, The Crazy World Of
Arthur Brown, and the stage debut of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, among
others.
1969 – Even though it was Gladys Knight who recommended The Jackson 5 to
Berry Gordy and Motown, Diana Ross hosts a “coming out” party for the group
for 350 invited guests at Daisy’s Disco in Beverly Hills.
1969 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono move into their mansion at Tittenhurst Park
in Ascot, Berkshire.
1972 – San Antonio mayor John Gatti declares the day “Cheech and Chong Day.”
1972 – Priscilla Presley files for divorce from Elvis.
1973 – The film, American Graffiti, premieres in theaters in the U.S. and
Canada, and sets off an oldies revival.
1976 – Keith Moon is hospitalized after having a mental breakdown and
trashing his room at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami, Florida.
1979 – Led Zeppelin plays their last concert in England at Knebworth.
1982 – The Police appear at McGill Stadium in Montréal, Canada, on their
Ghost In The Machine Tour.
1986 – Thanks to the marathons of The Monkees’ television series on MTV,
their first six albums all re-enter the Billboard 200.
1987 – A Los Angeles judge throws out a lawsuit filed against Ozzy Osbourne
by the parents of a teenager who committed suicide supposedly while
listening to Ozzy’s song, “Suicide Solution.”
1989 – Bruce Springsteen joins Ringo and his All Starr Band on stage at the
Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey and sings four songs: “Get Back,”
“Long Tall Sally,” “Photograph” and “With A Little Help From My Friends.”
1992 – Ray Charles sings “America, The Beautiful” at the opening of The
Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.
1993 – U2 plays the first of two nights at Wembley Stadium in London on
their Zoo TV Tour.
1997 – Sonny West, Red West, Lamar Fike and Marty Lacker - four members of
Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia" - recall the singer in a one-time only web
chat.
1999 – KISS receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000 – Madonna gives birth to her second child, son Rocco Ritchie.
2001 – Former Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts is arrested in Osprey,
Florida, on domestic battery charges after punching his wife in the face
while she was driving on U.S. 41 near Sarasota. Betts spends the night in
jail, but is released the following day after posting $2,000 bail.
2001 – Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Papa Roach, Linkin Park,
Disturbed, Mudvane, Hatebreed and others all perform at Ozz Fest at the PNC
Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey.
2008 – Karl Wiosna from Graig, Wales, has his stereo equipment and music
collection destroyed after repeatedly breaking a noise abatement notice
issued by environmental health officers after they were alerted by
neighbors who complained about the unacceptable volume Wiosna was playing
his Cher and U2 records. Wiosna is also fined £265.
2011 – The Go-Go’s receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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